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That was my exact first set as well!!

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DRIVER -     PXG Gen 4 0811X - 8* | 🔥PROXIMA 5S🔥
2 WD -         PXG Gen 4  13* |  🔥KHT AUTOFLEX SF505🔥
  

5 / 7 WD-    PXG Gen 5 | Project X Riptide CB 4.0 40g Ladies 

IRONS -       PXG Gen 6 XP DOUBLE BLACK | MMT 80 Stiff                     
WEDGES -  PXG Sugar Daddy II 54*/13 and 58*/10 | MMT 80 Stiff  
GRIPS -       JUMBOMAX ULTRALIGHT XL
PUTTER -   LAB DF 3.0 
BAG -           PXG Staff Bag

 

 

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He didn't lie!  Nice set of clubs!

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Cobra F9 Driver 10.5 UST ProForce V2 HL 5F4 46"

Tour Edge Exotic EXS 220 16.5* UST ProForce V2 HL 6F4 44"

Cobra Amp Cell 5-7 fairway (set to 20*) Fujikura Fuel 60g S 43"

Maltby TS3 4-P Elevate MPH 95 +1"

Cleveland 588 RTX 2.0 50*, 54* & 58* Apollo Matchflex Wedge 36.25"

Cleveland Classic Collection #10 35"

 

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Nice.  Enjoy playing your Father's legacy clubs.  WITB for woods?  Persimmons?  Being that the irons and putter are choice, he must have something of similar sweetness.  Perhaps his playing skills will transfer through once you take them afield and give them a whack.  

 

Have my Father's Ping K1 irons.  They don't put hair on my chest, but I take them out once a year for a remembrance round.  When I want to feel manly, I attempt to hit shots with my Apex II's.   The mishit stinging sensation serves as a reminder that I'm lacking in the skill and confidence department.  2 iron, no way.  PW, stand a chance.  "A man's gotta know his limitations."

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Laissez les bons temps rouler!

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49 minutes ago, Fellaheen51 said:

Nice.  Enjoy playing your Father's legacy clubs.  WITB for woods?  Persimmons?  Being that the irons and putter are choice, he must have something of similar sweetness.  Perhaps his playing skills will transfer through once you take them afield and give them a whack.  

 

Have my Father's Ping K1 irons.  They don't put hair on my chest, but I take them out once a year for a remembrance round.  When I want to feel manly, I attempt to hit shots with my Apex II's.   The mishit stinging sensation serves as a reminder that I'm lacking in the skill and confidence department.  2 iron, no way.  PW, stand a chance.  "A man's gotta know his limitations."

I was thinking about woods.  While he always played blades he did transition into modern woods.  I know he has some persimmons but he may be too attached to them (like his tommy armour blades lol).  It does seem wrong for me to head out with those blades and my Sim2 driver, so I suppose I’m going to have to track down a persimmon driver one way or another.  Next time I’m over at his house I’ll have to snag an older 56 degree wedge and then I’ll be all set for some sentimental rounds with his clubs.  

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I can already feel my fingertips tingling as I thin the first warmup shot at the range with those...

 

10 minutes ago, jomatty said:

 Next time I’m over at his house I’ll have to snag an older 56 degree wedge and then I’ll be all set for some sentimental rounds with his clubs.  

Make sure to use some Balata balls too.  Or at least an old Voit with the grid dimple pattern

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TaylorMade Stealth+ 8°  - HZRDUS RDX Smoke Black

TaylorMade SIM 2 Ti 5w 19° (set to 17°) - Diamana Limited 75 S

TaylorMade SIM UDI 2i - Diamana Thump 90 S

Ping i210 5i-UW - Dynamic Gold S300

TaylorMade Hi-Toe Raw 56-10 - Dynamic Gold Wedge

TaylorMade Milled Grind 60-09 - Dynamic Gold Wedge

TaylorMade Hi-Toe 64- - Dynamic Gold Wedge

Ping Craz-e - Ping Karsten w/ Super Stroke Traxion Claw 2.0 grip

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Nah.  Blades are blades.  How different are they from more current versions?  Play the VIP's, bag the Sim.  Play whatever you want.  No rules.  Mix and match.  FWIW, vintage modern metal is a thing around here as well.  

 

But I'd head over to his place and snoop around to check out what he may have on hand that's made of wood.  Just out of curiosity.  Maybe he will let you "borrow" them for a round or three.  

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Laissez les bons temps rouler!

OGA - Mitglied Nummer Sechs

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Really nice set of good looking irons. That two iron teaspoon will definitely give you a thrill when you eventually find the sweet spot. Nothing like a pure long iron to put the love of the game back into you! Enjoy the time with your Dad and now you'll have some awesome mementos for the rest of your life. Good stuff indeed!

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Awesome! Enjoy those, they are a challenge, but very rewarding when you do hit them well. The connection to your dad is an added bonus!
 

I hope my son enjoys my Staff Blades and persimmons someday (but not too soon!). I love playing them a few times a summer. 

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4 hours ago, amace04 said:

I can already feel my fingertips tingling as I thin the first warmup shot at the range with those...

 

Make sure to use some Balata balls too.  Or at least an old Voit with the grid dimple pattern

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I’m sure he still has some kicking around.  That will really bring back memories.  He would get so mad when I would steal his balata balls. I wanted to play them since he did but lord did I put smiley faces all over them.

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7 hours ago, Fellaheen51 said:

Nice.  Enjoy playing your Father's legacy clubs.  WITB for woods?  Persimmons?  Being that the irons and putter are choice, he must have something of similar sweetness.  Perhaps his playing skills will transfer through once you take them afield and give them a whack.  

 

Have my Father's Ping K1 irons.  They don't put hair on my chest, but I take them out once a year for a remembrance round.  When I want to feel manly, I attempt to hit shots with my Apex II's.   The mishit stinging sensation serves as a reminder that I'm lacking in the skill and confidence department.  2 iron, no way.  PW, stand a chance.  "A man's gotta know his limitations."

Clint has a lot off good lines.  "There's nothing like a nice piece of hickory" seems to fit well in this forum too.  😉

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11 hours ago, Fellaheen51 said:

Nah.  Blades are blades.  How different are they from more current versions?  Play the VIP's, bag the Sim.  Play whatever you want.  No rules.  Mix and match.  FWIW, vintage modern metal is a thing around here as well.  

 

Just want to re-echo this. Nothing wrong with playing old irons with modern clubs. In fact, I've a set of RAM Camber Soles in my modern bag right now that I will be playing with later in the week.

Modern woods and hybrid, old irons. Not a problem.

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Does anyone know approximately what year these woods were produced?  Im Thinking about getting a driver to go with them that is a similar vintage.  

 

Unfortunately I’m also going to have to swap the shafts out.  The s400 just beat me up too bad, even on the simulator I was hitting them on.  I had to go graphite as at 43 years old my back, left elbows and wrist are already a mess, but I I’m not sure if I’m going to go that far or not.  Maybe just some s300’s or s200’s.  Then again, there are no rules to what I’m doing, other than have fun and enjoy my dads clubs, and I do have an extra set of steelfibers and recoils laying around so maybe I’ll just throw them in.
 They are not valuable in a way that would make changing the shafts to make them playable for me a bad idea, are they?

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You could always try Elevate Tour shafts, or get the Billy Bob's version of sensicore for the current DG shafts.

 

Or, get some graphites for them.

 

Disclaimer:  I'm a fan of reshafting to make use of clubs.  Display sets aren't my thing.

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The Ever Changing Bag!  A lot of mixing and matching
Driver: TM 300 Mini 11.5*, 43.5", Phenom NL 60X -or- Cobra SpeedZone, ProtoPype 80S, 43.5"

Fwy woods: King LTD 3/4, Rogue Black 75X -or- TM Stage 2 Tour 3w, NV105 X -or- TEE E8 Beta 12*, Rogue Silver 70X
Hybrid:  Cobra King Tec 2h, MMT 80 S -or- TEE CBX 17*, HZRDUS 85 6.0

2 iron:  Arias D-23, Modus3 120 S; Mizuno MP-20 HMB, NS Pro 950 R

Irons grab bag:  1-PW Golden Ram TW276, NV105 S; 1-PW Golden Ram TW282, RIP Tour 115 R; 2-PW Golden Ram Vibration Matched, NS Pro 950WF S; testing: Arias D-23 5i w/Modus 120 S
Wedges:  Dynacraft Dual Millled 52*, SteelFiber i125 S -or- Scratch 8620 DD 53*, SteelFiber i125 S; Cobra Snakebite 56* -or- Wilson Staff PMP 58*, Dynamic S -or- Ram TW282 SW -or- Ram TW276 SW
Putter:  Snake Eyes Viper Tour Sv1, 34" -or- Cleveland Huntington Beach #1, 34.5" -or- Golden Ram TW Custom, 34" -or- Rife Bimini, 34" -or- Maxfli TM-2, 35"
Balls: Chrome Soft, Kirkland Signature 3pc (v3), Wilson Triad

Grip preference: various GripMaster leather options or Star Grip Sidewinders of assorted colors

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